Historic Dumfries Virginia

Colonial Camp
2018-07-12 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-07-11 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-07-10 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-07-09 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-06-29 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-06-28 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-06-27 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-06-26 10:00 - 14:00 UTC and 1 more date | Merchant Park, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Colonial Camp is a week-long summer day camp (Monday-Friday, 10:00am-2:00pm) intended for rising 4th-6th graders. Children learn about colonial history and archaeology through fun hands-on activities and make-and-take crafts such as dipping candles, making ice cream, sewing a sampler, and writing secret messages like Revolutionary War spies! Lunch not included. Space limited; Pre-registration required. Early bird registration: $100; Regular registration: $125. Scholarships available, contact us for more info.

Revolutionary War Weekend
2018-07-08 11:00 - 16:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Come take a tour during Fourth of July weekend and enjoy our family-friendly special holiday program!
Learn about the ways colonists rebelled before and during the American Revolution. Taste herbal teas consumed by boycotting colonists, make and take a piece of “homespun” fabric to show off your allegiance, write a coded message like a Patriot spy sign your name on the Prince William Resolves with a quill and more!
Museum admission: $3/seniors and students; $5/adult; free for children under 6 and members.

Revolutionary War Weekend
2018-07-07 11:00 - 16:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Come take a tour during Fourth of July weekend and enjoy our family-friendly special holiday program!
Learn about the ways colonists rebelled before and during the American Revolution. Taste herbal teas consumed by boycotting colonists, make and take a piece of “homespun” fabric to show off your allegiance, write a coded message like a Patriot spy, sign your name on the Prince William Resolves with a quill and more!
Museum admission: $3/seniors and students; $5/adult; free for children under 6 and members.

Members' First Friday
2018-07-06 17:00 - 19:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
A get-together for current, renewing, and prospective members held every other first Friday of the month with a new special topic and donation cause each program.
Bring the kids for a family-friendly nature scavenger hunt in Merchant Park! Win fun prizes and enjoy popcorn and popsicles from our concessions kitchen. Adults will enjoy learning more about the horticulture of Merchant Park through a self-guided walking tour.
The special donation cause for this Members’ First Friday program is funds to maintain the gardens and landscaping in Merchant Park. RSVPs appreciated.

Father's Day Appreciation
2018-06-17 11:00 - 16:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
The Weems-Botts Museum celebrates Father’s Day with free candy for fathers with museum admission. Tours start at the Museum Annex; last tour starts at 3:00pm.

Children’s Day at the Museum Sponsored by Walmart
2018-06-16 13:00 - 15:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Join us in the Weems-Botts Museum Annex as we celebrate Juneteeth Day by learning about the lives of African Americans after the Emancipation Proclamation. Learn about Juneteenth Day during story time and make a paper Gee’s Bend quilt block. Get a taste of traditional Juneteenth snacks. Craft and snack available while supplies last. Sponsored by Walmart.

Annual Meeting
2018-06-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Dumfries Community Center, 17755 Main Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Open to current members of Historic Dumfries Virginia and one guest. If your membership has expired, please renew your membership prior to the Annual Meeting. A reception with light refreshments and recognition of contributors will start at 6:30 pm. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm and includes voting on the budget and open Board of Director positions. If you haven’t had a chance to meet our new Executive Site Manager or see the Annex’s makeover, we welcome you to come by the Museum Annex before the meeting. The Museum and Annex will be open 11:00 am-6:00 pm on the day of the Annual Meeting.

Scottish Tea
2018-06-10 10:00 - 11:30 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Enjoy a seated tea service in the Museum Annex while learning about Dumfries’ Scottish heritage and listening to colonial and Celtic tunes, followed by a tour of the historic house museum. Tea service includes Harney & Sons Scottish tea and gourmet Scottish treats including finger sandwiches, scones, shortbread, lemon scotch pies, clotted cream, jams, and more! Reservations required. $25/member; $30/non-member.

Home School Day
2018-06-05 10:00 - 14:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
The Weems-Botts Museum welcomes area homeschool families to a tour of the historic house museum and a hands-on, SOL-based lesson on archaeology. Families will participate in a mock “dig.” Kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they are learning about observations versus inferences while they use their critical thinking skills to interpret the artifacts they discover. They will also get the chance to hold real artifacts, try and piece together potsherds, and make a fossil imprint or petroglyph carving to take home. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy it in our covered pavilion area in Merchant Park. $5/youth (6-18); adults and children under 6 free. Reservations appreciated.

Blue Star Museum Season Starts
2018-05-26 11:00 - 16:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
We offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Tours start at the Museum Annex; last tour starts at 3:00pm.

MUSEUM CLOSED
2018-05-24 - 2018-05-28 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
The Weems-Botts Museum will be closed Thursday, May 24th through Monday, May 28th.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Have a Happy Memorial Day!

Children’s Day at the Museum Sponsored by Walmart
2018-05-19 13:00 - 15:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Join us in the Weems-Botts Museum Annex as we learn about archaeology. Learn how archaeologists use objects to figure out how people lived in the past. Try your hand at a mini-dig! What will you find? Snacks are provided! Craft and snack available while supplies last. Sponsored by Walmart.

Mother's Day Appreciation
2018-05-13 11:00 - 16:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
The Weems-Botts Museum celebrates Mother’s Day with free flowers for mothers with museum admission. Tours start at the Museum Annex; last tour starts at 3:00pm.

Dumfries Charter Day
2018-05-12 11:00 - 16:00 | Merchant Park, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Join us in Merchant Park for a free, family-friendly event commemorating the town’s 1749 charter, which made Dumfries the first chartered town in Virginia. Opening ceremony to be held at the William Grayson Memorial Bandstand at 11:00 am followed by a schedule of musical and dance performances. The Weems-Botts Museum will be free and open to the public and will feature costumed interpreters in living history vignettes. Come chat with Parson Weems himself! Food and craft vendors, living history demonstrations and reenactors, children’s activities, raffles, and informational tables on local resources and historical organizations will be open throughout the event. Sponsored by the Town of Dumfries. Parking available alongside Merchant Park, in the Dumfries United Methodist Church parking lot, and in the Dumfries Elementary School Park lot (both parking lots are a very short walk to the park).

Opening Week
2018-05-07 11:00 - 16:00, 2018-05-06 11:00 - 16:00, 2018-05-05 11:00 - 16:00, 2018-05-04 11:00 - 16:00, 2018-05-03 11:00 - 16:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Join us as we re-open for the season! During our opening week, each museum admission comes with a raffle ticket for a chance to win an annual family membership for your family and a family of your choosing! With a family membership, you can enjoy special member programming and discounts as well as free museum and research library admission for a year. Tours start at the Museum Annex. Last tour starts at 3:00pm. One raffle prize awarded each day of our opening week. The prize winner will be notified by phone or email the following day.

Scottish Tea
2018-05-06 10:00 - 11:30 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Enjoy a seated tea service with hearty Scottish breakfast tea and gourmet baked treats along with a talk on Dumfries’ Scottish heritage in the Museum Annex before a tour of the historic house museum. Limited seating. Please call us at (703) 221-2218 to reserve your seat(s).

Members' First Friday
2018-05-04 17:30 - 19:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
A get-together at the Museum Annex for current, renewing, and prospective members held every other first Friday of the month with a new special topic and donation cause each program. Join us for a walking tour of historic Dumfries hosted by Prince William County Historic Preservation Division. Reception with refreshments starts at 6:00pm in the Museum Annex. Walking tour starts at 7:00pm in front of the Museum. The special donation cause for this Members’ First Friday program is scholarships for local children to attend our summer day camp. RSVPs appreciated.

Children’s Day at the Museum Sponsored by Walmart
2018-04-21 13:00 - 15:00 | The Weems-Botts Museum Annex, 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA, 22026, United States
Join us in the Weems-Botts Museum Annex as we learn about pollinator gardens. Wear clothes you can get dirty in to help our volunteers weed and replant our pollinator garden. Plant a seedling to bring home and make a butterfly craft. Snacks are provided! Activities and snack available while supplies last. Sponsored by Walmart.
